This is an open article. I am specifically not being all-inclusive. Please add your comments and knowledge on the issue. I invite the moderators to combine the comments into the original post. Biblically, we are told of 70 nations that sprouted from the three sons of Noah. Throughout the generations nations have split, creating new borders and distinctions. However, as Jews, it is hard to miss the almost common occurrence of ...
Today I found myself in a heated debate with several of my students. The topic was the army and to which army we pledged our allegiance. I found that both sides made incredibly compelling arguments about their feelings towards where they would fight if the need arose. While most students put Israel first, others felt strongly that if you live ...
Last week the Israeli government released a statement announcing that they would begin work on the world’s first electric car network. This bold project is intended to relieve Israel’s dependency on foreign oil as well lower the country's carbon emissions. The Israeli government is hopeful that this initiative will be completed by 2011. Shimon Peres has been quoted as saying, "Today ...
When Shalom, Moshe, Dave and I first came up with the idea for Jewneric, we knew that its success would be because of our writers. We believed that by sharing our ideals though a diverse group of Jewish writers we would be able to share our different outlooks and deepen our connection to Judaism. Now, less than six months after its launch, Jewneric is one of the top fifty highest rated Jewish blogs on the Internet. Thanks to our writers' diverse expertise and opinions, Jewneric has developed into a wellspring of Jewish opinion and has truly become a platform for the modern Jewish voice. But, like any endeavor, we have not been without our share of problems.One of the main goals of Jewneric is to facilitate and encourage conversation surrounding the assortment of topics found on the site. In the past several weeks we have been delighted to see the amount of comments really grow as the community embraced the idea of commenting on articles. Recently, we received complaints from both writers and readers about the tone of some of the comments. ...
Snow is Jerusalem. The Holy City shuts down. I am not talking about a blizzard, 3 feet of white joy, I am talking about slush. One sees smiles on people's faces when they see the snow falling down, whilst warm in a bar or gym, and the outside holds the possibility of becoming a winter wonderland. No one shovels the snow; that would just be ludicrous. I have received multiple requests ...
This is our 100th post to Jewneric. It is important that we thank those who helped make this effort possible. Our writers - You have worked with much gusto to present your best written works to our reading public, week in and week out. Thank you. Our readers - Thank you for coming back to Jewneric. Thank you for commenting on our posts. Thank you for being a part of our family. ...
As secular society becomes more sexually open, the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about the secular influences their students come in contact with. Secular music, entertainment and dress are all taboo, and all because of how they relate to sex. Secular music is rife with sexual references, secular dress lacks modesty and ...
Posted on behalf of and with permission from "Anonymous Dater" to protect the identities of those involved. I am very fortunate to have good friends that look out for my best interest, and send me great girls to date. I get great excitement when two friends independently think of the same girl, as it points to a lot of potential. So let's say friend A suggests ...
Last night, while I was eating dinner, my roommate turned on Eretz Nehederet (A Wonderful Country). I watched, laughed, and laughed some more. But immediately after the program was over, a thought-provoking interview came on, Ilana Dayan interviewing Joseph Cedar, the American-born Israeli director of the Oscar-nominated movie Beaufort. As I had seen Beaufort and Medurat HaShevet (Campfire), I have long appreciated his work and the worldview that can be extracted from his work. ...
Why do Orthodox Jews generally feel the need to be swept up with the whims of the "orthodox" denominations of other religions' political persuasions? Just because the gay movement in America has embraced the Democratic Party, that makes the Democratic Party the party of Satan? Is that really what we've been reduced to? Look, I'll be honest. Full disclosure ...
